Case Law

9 March 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Family law - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Polygamy - Prison or detention conditions - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to employment - Right to family life - Unlawful departure | Countries: China - New Zealand

13 November 1997 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Forced marriage - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Muslim - Passports - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Polygamy - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Malaysia - New Zealand